The Simpsons Movie - after all the hype and great reviews, I thought I was going to be treated to something special. All I got was a drawn out Simpsons episode that felt like it went on forever even though it was like 70 minutes long. And not a great Simpsons episode at that (the Hank Scorpio episode is way superior to this shit). The funniest part of this was the Spiderpig bit in a trailer I saw a couple months back.

I saw 300 over the weekend.Man, is this movie ever overrated. I loved the visuals, but that was about it. I felt NOTHING for any of the characters or their plight. The whole thing seemed like an excuse for a bloodbath. Very sterile. No emotional impact whatsoever. I didn't hate the movie. Gerard Butler was quite good as King Leonidas. I couldn't name a single other character, though. Well, besides Xerxes, who was just...disturbing.

Saw The Simpsons Movie earlier today. It was good, but not that good. The plot itself was more or less irrelevant, but I found it funnier than most of the episodes of the Simpsons I've watched - I'm not really a big fan, myself.

Now I'm in the middle of watching From Hell. I think it's okay, if slightly horrible - though that sort of goes without saying. Alan Moore probably hates it, though, as he always hates the films they make of his graphic novels.

The one thing I liked about the Simpsons movie is that it didn't try too hard to be this epic larger than life spectacle. It was, for all intents and purposes, an extended length episode. Ralph could have had some better lines, though.

Anyway, I saw Potter 5 in the theater today. Good film. Obviously, it's a Cliff Notes version of the book but it was good. Helena Bonham Carter was superb as Bellatrix. Pity she wasn't used more. And the girl they cast as Luna... Wow! she nailed the part and looked good doing it too. Umbridge was probably the most vile character in the Potter mythos and they cast her well too. She was vile.

towards the end when everyone was flying on thestrals. All the thestrals were visible. Shouldn't Ron's, Hermione's, Ginny's, and Neville's thestrals been invisible since they couldn't see them? Only people who've seen death can see thestrals.

Logged

"I think I'm losing it. I'm pulling out my hair trying to figure out what couch defines me as a person. This is freaking madness. This is hopeless. This... my perfect little habitat here, and I still don't even know who I am." - from Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom by Burnt By The Sun

Saw The Weather Man on telly last night. It was good, very entertaining. Michael Caine's character was awesome and I actually didn't mind Nicholas Cage (considering that I only like a handful of his movies).

Saw The Weather Man on telly last night. It was good, very entertaining. Michael Caine's character was awesome and I actually didn't mind Nicholas Cage (considering that I only like a handful of his movies).